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England Men to tour Sri Lanka ahead of T20 World Cup

The dates have been set for England Men’s white-ball tour of Sri Lanka ahead of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

The three-match one-day international series will begin on Thursday 22 January 2026 and end on Tuesday 27 January 2026.

The three-match IT20 series starts on Friday 30 January 2026 before concluding on Tuesday 3 February.

The venues for each match are to be confirmed by Sri Lanka Cricket.

England men – Sri Lanka white-ball tour

  • 1st ODI: England Men v Sri Lanka Men, Thursday 22 January 2026, venue: Colombo
  • 2nd ODI: England Men v Sri Lanka Men, Saturday 24 January 2026, venue: Colombo
  • 3rd ODI: England Men v Sri Lanka Men, Tuesday 27 January 2026, venue: Colombo
  • 1st IT20: England Men v Sri Lanka Men, Friday 30 January 2026, venue: Pallekele
  • 2nd IT20: England Men v Sri Lanka Men, Sunday 1 February 2026, venue: Pallekele
  • 3rd IT20: England Men v Sri Lanka Men, Tuesday 3 February 2026, venue: Pallekele
 
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Sri Lanka Cricket has now confirmed venues for the white-ball series announced this morning. The three ODIs will all be staged at the RPICS in Colombo, while all three IT20s are at the PICS in Pallekele.
 
ENGLAND TOUR OF SRI LANKA 2026

The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Panel has selected the following squad to play the ODI series vs. England.

The ODI matches will be played on the 22nd, 24th, and 27th of January 2026 at the RPICS, Colombo.

The Squad 1. Charith Asalanka – Captain 2. Pathum Nissanka 3. Kamil Mishara 4. Kusal Mendis 5. Sadeera Samarawickrama 6. Pavan Rathnayake 7. Dhananjaya De Silva 8. Janith Liyanage 9. Kamindu Mendis 10. Dunith Wellalage 11. Wanindu Hasaranga 12. Jeffrey Vandersay 13. Maheesh Theekshana 14. Milan Rathnayake 15. Asitha Fernando 16. Pramod Madushan 17. Eshan Malinga
 
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